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Friday, July 12, 2024

Julep - Chris Thile & National Symphony Orchestra by The Kennedy Center

Immerse yourself in the heartfelt story of Julep, performed by Chris Thile and the National Symphony Orchestra. This piece, inspired by Chris's relationship with his wife, Claire Coffee, cap…

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

You are Invited to Submit a Portrait | Portraits of US by The Kennedy Center

Did you know that 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence? đŸ€” To celebrate this momentous occasion, reflect on our nation's progress, and acknow…

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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Broadway Center Stage: Nine | August 2-11, 2024 by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2023-2024/bcs-nine/ Based on the groundbreaking Italian film 8 œ, Nine follows famed director Guido Contini, suffering from…

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Monday, July 8, 2024

National Symphony Orchestra: Summer Music Institute Chamber Concert -Millennium Stage(July 19, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: This year marks the 31st anniversary of the Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra National Trustees Summer Music Institute, a four-week festival of o…

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National Symphony Orchestra: Summer Music Institute Chamber Concert -Millennium Stage(July 20, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: This year marks the 31st anniversary of the Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra National Trustees Summer Music Institute, a four-week festival of o…

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Comedy: Paul Mecurio - Millennium Stage (July 12, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Paul Mecurio is an EmmyÂź and Peabody Award–winning comedian for his work on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and Th…

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National Symphony Orchestra: Summer Music Institute - Millennium Stage (July 14, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

The National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute Orchestra presents two concerts as part of its annual four-week orchestral and chamber music festival. This year marks the 31th anniv…

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Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto - Millennium Stage (July 18, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto have been the most important gaita and traditional cumbia ensemble in Colombia since the mid-1950s. In 2007 the ensemble won t…

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Dumi Right - Millennium Stage (July 17, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: A unique performance exploration of hip hop music through its storied past, rapidly evolving present, and scintillating future, as seen through the perspe…

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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Waikil - Millennium Stage (July 5, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Jaime Cuyanao Venegas is a Mapuche artist who, under the name of Waikil, makes rap music in Spanish and Mapuzungun (Mapuche language). He is currently wor…

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Carly Harvey - Millennium Stage (July 3, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Carly Harvey is the 2021 Wammie Winner for Best Blues Artist, and currently holds the title for D.C.’s Queen of the Blues. According to Nina Goodman of …

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La Doña - Millennium Stage (July 10, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: La Doña, born Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea in San Francisco, California, is a solo reggaeton singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. La Doña com…

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Oh He Dead - Millennium Stage (July 6, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Washington, D.C.’s Oh He Dead brings their funky, poppy rock vibes wherever they go. Led by CJ Bowlin’ Johnson and her golden pipes, the five-piece gr…

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Amy Helm - Millennium Stage (July 11, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Amy Helm’s voice soars, flays, pleads, celebrates, guides, heals, teaches, and above all makes you feel. Helm’s 2021 album What The Flood Leaves Behin…

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Paula Cole - Millennium Stage (July 13, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Paula Cole’s recently released eleventh studio album Lo is devastatingly personal and utterly gorgeous. From whispering poetry in a low alto range to op…

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Friday, June 28, 2024

Opera in the OutfieldÂź: Turandot | Sat, August 24, 2024 @ Nationals Park by The Kennedy Center

Join Washington National Opera at Nationals Park on August 24 for a free broadcast of Puccini’s Turandot!

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

Local Theatre Residency Program | The Kennedy Center by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/our-story/social-impact/local-theatre-residency/ Hosted at the Kennedy Center’s REACH, the Local Theatre Residency is a curated developmental residency prog…

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Announcing the 2024 - 2025 Jazz Season by The Kennedy Center

Presented under Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran, the Kennedy Center’s 2024–2025 Jazz Season spotlights today’s hottest jazz improvisers—from Joe Lovano, Julian Lage, Jeremy Pe…

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2425 NSO Pops SA by The Kennedy Center

The NSO’s Pops series has a boundary-pushing reputation that highlights the versatility of the National Symphony Orchestra. The 2024–2025 season builds on its successes and this season …

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Monday, June 24, 2024

Etran de L’Aïr - Millennium Stage (June 26, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Etran de L’AĂŻr (or “stars of the AĂŻr region”) welcomes you to Agadez, the capital city of Saharan rock, and the name of their 2022 album. Playing …

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Nadia Larcher: Tinya RaĂ­z - Millennium Stage (June 28, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Tinya RaĂ­z is the embrace and celebration of the Andean roots. The Argentine musician Nadia Larcher delves into her Andean roots to honor her Daiguita Ca…

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Courtney Marie Andrews - Millennium Stage (June 27, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Courtney Marie Andrews is a Grammy¼–nominated songwriter and musician who’s released a series of acclaimed albums including Old Flowers, which the Ne…

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Sisterfire Reunion - Millennium Stage (July 29, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Evelyn Harris and Kim Jordan reunite at Sisterfire after 40 years. They are joined by Michelle Lanchester, Marcia Gomes, and Yasmeen Williams. Sisterfire …

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Announcing the 2024 - 2025 Comedy Season by The Kennedy Center

Just announced: our 2024–2025 comedy season! 😅 Discover the full line up and events âžĄïž https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/comedy/ From stand up to sketch co…

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Broadway Center Stage: Bye Bye Birdie | The Kennedy Center by The Kennedy Center

The classic, lighthearted satire of the music industry! In this ebullient winner of four Tony AwardsÂź, teen idol Conrad Birdie is drafted into the Army, but before he leaves, he’ll perfor…

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

The Dead Tongues - Millennium Stage (June 12, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Across the last 15 years, Ryan Gustafson of The Dead Tongues has emerged as one of modern folk’s most distinct voices. As idiosyncratic and spectral as …

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Mokoomba - Millennium Stage (June 14, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: See one of Zimbabwe’s most popular bands! Mokoomba is based in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Living in a border city that attracts tourists from all over th…

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Transhumance: A clown’s journey through gender - Millennium Stage (June 13, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Join award-winning clown Ania Upstill on a heartfelt and surreal journey through and around gender norms, full of joy and buoyancy. In a time when the con…

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We Move In Color: See and Feel the Journey - Millennium Stage (June 19, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: We Move In Color: See and Feel the Journey is an immersive performing and visual art experience chronicling the inspirational journey of African Americans…

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Pride Anthems: In celebration of Pride Month - Millennium Stage (June 15, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Pride Anthems is a show for all ages to come together in song and celebration of where the LGBTQ+ has come from, and how far it has come since Stonewall! …

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Tall Heights - Millennium Stage (June 20, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Boston’s Tall Heights thinks the sound of togetherness is profound right now. Childhood friends Paul Wright and Tim Harrington (cello/guitar harmony duo…

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